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Guildmasters’ Guide to Ravnica
exciting it all is!
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It’s not magic — or anything, really — if you do it only halfway. Whatever I do, I give it all I’ve got.
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I do what my gut tells me.
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;ll make something happen.
3
Nothing is ever simple, and if it seems simple, I’ll find a way to make it complicated.
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I tend to ignore sleep for days when I’m conducting
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Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink-colored liquid will surely cure that unseemly rash, this ointment — nothing
value.
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Ideal
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Independence. I am a free spirit—no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)
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Fairness. I never target people who can’t afford to lose a few coins
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Player’s Handbook (2014)
, you promise to deliver. Common sense should steer people away from things that sound too good to be true, but common sense seems to be in short supply when you’re around. The bottle of pink
Ideal
1
Independence. I am a free spirit—no one tells me what to do. (Chaotic)
2
Fairness. I never target people who can’t afford to lose a few coins. (Lawful)
3
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Improvising Ability Checks The adventure often tells you what ability checks characters might try in a certain situation and the Difficulty Class (DC) of those checks. Sometimes adventurers try
things that the adventure can’t possibly anticipate. It’s up to you to decide whether their attempts are successful. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask for an ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Alderleaf Farm A wise female halfling of forty-five, Qelline Alderleaf is a pragmatic farmer who seems to know everything that goes on in town. She is a kind host, and is willing to let the
know.” She tells the characters that Reidoth recently set out for the ruins of a town called Thundertree, just west of the Neverwinter Wood. The ruins are about fifty miles northwest of Phandalin, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Alderleaf Farm Qelline Alderleaf is a wise and pragmatic halfling farmer who seems to know everything that goes on in town. She is a kind host and is willing to let the characters stay in her hayloft
druid doesn’t know.” Qelline tells the characters Reidoth recently set out for the ruins of a town called Thundertree, just west of the Neverwinter Wood. The ruins are about fifty miles northwest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Alderleaf Farm A wise female halfling of forty-five, Qelline Alderleaf is a pragmatic farmer who seems to know everything that goes on in town. She is a kind host, and is willing to let the
know.” She tells the characters that Reidoth recently set out for the ruins of a town called Thundertree, just west of the Neverwinter Wood. The ruins are about fifty miles northwest of Phandalin, and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Mine of Phandelver
Improvising Ability Checks The adventure often tells you what ability checks characters might try in a certain situation and the Difficulty Class (DC) of those checks. Sometimes adventurers try
things that the adventure can’t possibly anticipate. It’s up to you to decide whether their attempts are successful. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask for an ability
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk
Alderleaf Farm Qelline Alderleaf is a wise and pragmatic halfling farmer who seems to know everything that goes on in town. She is a kind host and is willing to let the characters stay in her hayloft
druid doesn’t know.” Qelline tells the characters Reidoth recently set out for the ruins of a town called Thundertree, just west of the Neverwinter Wood. The ruins are about fifty miles northwest of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Starting Out A doppelganger in the guise of Gargosh meets the characters at the appointed hour: When you spot the young dwarf at the agreed-upon time and place, he seems beside himself with
might have had something to do with it, then dismisses the thought. “Doesn’t matter,” he says. “I have all my notes memorized!”
Gargosh’s Route. “Gargosh” tells the characters that their destination is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
Starting Out A doppelganger in the guise of Gargosh meets the characters at the appointed hour: When you spot the young dwarf at the agreed-upon time and place, he seems beside himself with
might have had something to do with it, then dismisses the thought. “Doesn’t matter,” he says. “I have all my notes memorized!”
Gargosh’s Route. “Gargosh” tells the characters that their destination is
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
on their survey of the region. He then tells Dalamar to escort the characters away and return to his work. Mutual Understanding Dalamar is frustrated that Zhelsuel seems content to spend the rest of
’ progress. He tells the characters he and the rest of the elves are conducting research, but he refuses to elaborate. A character who speaks to Zhelsuel in Elvish or succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
on their survey of the region. He then tells Dalamar to escort the characters away and return to his work. Mutual Understanding Dalamar is frustrated that Zhelsuel seems content to spend the rest of
’ progress. He tells the characters he and the rest of the elves are conducting research, but he refuses to elaborate. A character who speaks to Zhelsuel in Elvish or succeeds on a DC 16 Charisma
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fungal grove. A central mound seems to be the only dry spot in sight, though a small cliff rises above the cavern floor far across the clearing, with giant mushrooms visible in the distance
in Neverlight Grove too long. It tells them another group of “softers” (the name myconids use for fleshy creatures) arrived not too many cycles ago and accepted Phylo’s offer. They were taken to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
fungal grove. A central mound seems to be the only dry spot in sight, though a small cliff rises above the cavern floor far across the clearing, with giant mushrooms visible in the distance
in Neverlight Grove too long. It tells them another group of “softers” (the name myconids use for fleshy creatures) arrived not too many cycles ago and accepted Phylo’s offer. They were taken to the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bodies. Each skeleton has two skulls, although this has no effect on its abilities. Buppido fights with insane confidence and seems surprised if the party defeats him, screaming incoherent last words
emerges fully. The ghost is friendly and tells the adventurers that Buppido killed him not too long ago, then chopped him into pieces to join the other body parts in the shrine. Pelek explains how he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
stories include one where he kicked a half-ogre into a river and watched it float away while it yelled profanities at him. Another tells of the time he tricked a group of kobolds into believing he was a
dragon in humanoid form. If the characters ask about the missing lantern, he offers to take them to the local inn so they can talk to the Shorard sisters, who run the establishment. He seems less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
whisper fearfully, claiming they saw whistlers. If asked, a worker tells the characters that whistlers are beings that emerge from the shadows, whistling a creepy tune as they steal away the unwary
offer for the characters: This Yarana person seems to think the macaw can lead the characters to the legendary Ghost Orchid Tepui. The Sugar Man wants the characters to undertake a mission for him if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
won’t lower herself to negotiate with them, nor will she give them the means to reach Maelstrom. If the characters pry into her business, she tells them that she’s conducting an extensive survey to
spell on herself, retreats to her tower (areas 31–area 33), and leaves the castle’s other denizens to fend for themselves. If her defeat seems inevitable, Sansuri bargains for her life and, under such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
stories include one where he kicked a half-ogre into a river and watched it float away while it yelled profanities at him. Another tells of the time he tricked a group of kobolds into believing he was a
dragon in humanoid form. If the characters ask about the missing lantern, he offers to take them to the local inn so they can talk to the Shorard sisters, who run the establishment. He seems less
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
whisper fearfully, claiming they saw whistlers. If asked, a worker tells the characters that whistlers are beings that emerge from the shadows, whistling a creepy tune as they steal away the unwary
offer for the characters: This Yarana person seems to think the macaw can lead the characters to the legendary Ghost Orchid Tepui. The Sugar Man wants the characters to undertake a mission for him if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
bodies. Each skeleton has two skulls, although this has no effect on its abilities. Buppido fights with insane confidence and seems surprised if the party defeats him, screaming incoherent last words
emerges fully. The ghost is friendly and tells the adventurers that Buppido killed him not too long ago, then chopped him into pieces to join the other body parts in the shrine. Pelek explains how he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
won’t lower herself to negotiate with them, nor will she give them the means to reach Maelstrom. If the characters pry into her business, she tells them that she’s conducting an extensive survey to
spell on herself, retreats to her tower (areas 31–area 33), and leaves the castle’s other denizens to fend for themselves. If her defeat seems inevitable, Sansuri bargains for her life and, under such
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daask Excavation site When the characters take the lift down to the Daask excavation site, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The lift seems to descend forever into the belly
dust and the scent of decay. These are the ruins of the cities atop which Sharn is built.
Ahead of you yawns a fifty-foot-diameter, ten-foot-deep pit that seems to have been intentionally dug. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Daask Excavation site When the characters take the lift down to the Daask excavation site, read or paraphrase the following boxed text to the players: The lift seems to descend forever into the belly
dust and the scent of decay. These are the ruins of the cities atop which Sharn is built.
Ahead of you yawns a fifty-foot-diameter, ten-foot-deep pit that seems to have been intentionally dug. You
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Tale of Tragedy and Terror A Deep and Creeping Darkness tells the tale of a mountain village whose residents went missing over the course of several months. The book presents a series of vignettes
history. The content seems factual, but the language is extravagantly dramatic. Vermeillon, established after settlers discovered a platinum vein in the mountainside, did a booming business in both
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
mithral key shaped like a Y, and tells them it’s one of six keys required to activate the weapon of mass disintegration in area 37. Alussiarr doesn’t know where the other five keys are kept. If the
, bathing the chamber in magical light.
Harpsichord. A living unseen servant (see appendix A) plays a harpsichord in the southeast corner. Because the unseen servant is invisible, the harpsichord seems to
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
track of details such as the characters’ marching order. Graph paper will be helpful if you need to draw a quick map for your players. Improvising Ability Checks The adventure often tells you what
their attempts are successful. Ability checks only come into play if there’s a genuine chance of succeeding or failing at the task. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
because they are constructs, they do so when Quill is around. In the evenings when Quill visits the village, Ulrich always insists that Quill perform for an enraptured audience that never seems to get
bored of his stories and songs. Daphne tells the characters that Quill hasn’t visited in the past two weeks, which is unusual for him. She theorizes that his absence is due to the arrival of the many
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
decides to test them. He issues a random command, determined by rolling on the Nezzarum’s Commands table, and judges them based on their consequent actions. If they fulfill his wishes, he seems pleased
, Nezzarum tells the story of his coming to the temple and the cult’s subsequent arrival (see “Adventure Background”). If the characters haven’t defeated Xia yet, that’s the dragon’s highest priority
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
decides to test them. He issues a random command, determined by rolling on the Nezzarum’s Commands table, and judges them based on their consequent actions. If they fulfill his wishes, he seems pleased
, Nezzarum tells the story of his coming to the temple and the cult’s subsequent arrival (see “Adventure Background”). If the characters haven’t defeated Xia yet, that’s the dragon’s highest priority
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
do not move the crowd, however. When Xeleth then tells of finding her engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow him, the crowd boos Xedalli and calls for Xeleth to be crowned emperor. Xedalli, in
of Xedalli’s claim to the throne—make a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If another skill seems more appropriate, use that skill instead. If the character’s argument is genuinely persuasive or if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Spelljammer: Adventures in Space->Light of Xaryxis
do not move the crowd, however. When Xeleth then tells of finding her engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow him, the crowd boos Xedalli and calls for Xeleth to be crowned emperor. Xedalli, in
of Xedalli’s claim to the throne—make a DC 20 Charisma (Persuasion) check. If another skill seems more appropriate, use that skill instead. If the character’s argument is genuinely persuasive or if
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
track of details such as the characters’ marching order. Graph paper will be helpful if you need to draw a quick map for your players. Improvising Ability Checks The adventure often tells you what
their attempts are successful. Ability checks only come into play if there’s a genuine chance of succeeding or failing at the task. If it seems like anyone should have an easy time doing it, don’t ask
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Tale of Tragedy and Terror A Deep and Creeping Darkness tells the tale of a mountain village whose residents went missing over the course of several months. The book presents a series of vignettes
history. The content seems factual, but the language is extravagantly dramatic. Vermeillon, established after settlers discovered a platinum vein in the mountainside, did a booming business in both